The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-10
A NOVEL TRAIN
ARRIVES HERE OVER rnG 3. . g. 8,

The "Westingiiouso Frcishp' Accompanied
n by Col. Clements and Having on Board
other Prominent Raiiroadors Gets
Hers-rssts Of tho Now AIR Brake.
There arrived in this city last evening
between 8 and 0 o'clock, over the Balti.
more 4 Ohio road from Clncinnati,a por.
ton Off train that for nearly a month past
hau been rolling over tho country, attract.
Ing almost universal attention, and which
to railroad men and tho travelling pub.
lie han been an object Of special
interest. 1t was the train OF
freight cars eupplicd with tho Weating.
house All Brake Company's new and
wonderful freight train brake, which
has boen taken to q number OF the prju.
cipal cities and railroad centres OF tho
country, aud tho brake givcu number Of
aevere and practical tests before hundreds
OF people, demonstrating to all that It WAS
capable 81 doing all tina! had ever been
claimed for 1t. -
Readers OF the lETELLIGENcER will TO.
member IN account of the tests made with
this train at New York about ten days
ago that was published In the telegraphic
colnmna. That report WINS Eent out by tho
Asoociated Press, and added greatly to the
general interest In the neS brake and the
train. ~ r. -,
The train loft Burlington, Iowa, Novem.
Der IS. and the trim and tests will In
morning, =, =. -0ITi,'- -
Tho train contested OF two heavy freight
enginea from tho Chicago, Burlington &
q lincy road, fifty empty freight cara and
handsomely lifted up hotel car. The
train wds manned by two ae.s Of eneineore
and fremen, ave brakeman and con.
duc!or. The hotel car was sup.
Piled, OF course, with Ito compile.
msnt Of attendants. No chanrer
have been made In tho train or crew since
II started out, bu. on reaching Cumberland
rhursdsy night 1t wac decided to aplit the
train and send one engine and twenty-five
cars tho Cumberland branch to Pitts
burgb, while tho rest Of tho train came in
over tho main line to this point.
Each Of the freight cars Is 3S fest :,
inches long, With capacity o! 10000
pounds The eutire train was, therefore,
over 1000 feet long, aud weighed aboui
100000 pounds. TheGe 6Sures are giver
for the purpose OF i'm pressing on the
reader the wonderful power nos
ues7cd by the new invention. II
the time the train hiss bsen on the road
teas hsve been made at St. Paul, Chicago
81. Louis. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Buffalo
Albany, Boston, Nsw York, Philadelphia
and Washington in the order named
fheee tests have hesn witne.sec
BY aulemblaSea ranging in number from
800 to 700 and averaging about 500. The
witnesses were in every case prominent
people in railroad and husinesa life, spe
cially invited to witness the tests.
Alter the tests at Washington, early
this week, the train Htsrled out Thuraday
morning 10 pass over the Baltimore &
Ohio's heavy grades. COL. VIM. Clements
General Manager Of tho Baltimore 4
lOhiO's lines east OF the river, had
been an interested witness OF the tests
OF Washington, and in extending the
courteniCs OF the B. 4 0. offered to act 30
an escort. This clever otor was at once
accepted, and tho. Coloueps car "West
Virginia" WAC attached 10 the train and
came through to this city
with it. An INTELI.IG ENcEs reporter
found on tie train laet night the following
named personB: In Dol. Clements car,
in addition to the Colonel, was Supsrin.
tendent OF Motive Power Cromwell, So.
perintendent Of Western Divisions J. 7.
Legge, OF Grafton, mr.. Marshall, OF the
Pittsburgh, Wheeling \ Baltimore division,
Superintendent OF the Car Department
1reaVes and one or tvo others. In the
hotel car were Mr.. Ii. II. Westinp.
house, brother Of M. George Westipy.
houce, the patentee Of tho brake.
Mr.. ". W. Gard, Secretary Of the
Westinghouse Air Braka Company,
Mr.. Cloae, one OF the Company's travel
ing engineers, Mesars. Bell aud Whitsle.
gay, partners interested In the patent, and
Mesala. Baily and Bush, of the Pan Han.
die Company. l07-
Mr.. Fl. II. Westinghouse hsshad charge
of tho train, trip and tentd since the train
has been out, and he and Mr.. Gard very
kindly gave full and interesting account
Of tho brake and the trip.
Mr.. Gard WAS formerly prominently
identified with the Cleveland, Lorain l.
Wheeling rond, when it WAS called the
"ruscarawas Valley" and knows num-
bar O! people here. The gentlemen spoke
enthusiastically Of the treatment re-.
ceiyed ct Col. Clamorta' hands, snd
were in every wy delighted with their
trip over the Baltimore L Ohio, and es-
pecially the last day Of it. Coming
down the eeventeeu.milo grade the
train was held under perfect
control with only thirty per cent OF the
possible power, leaving seventy per cent
in reserve to bring the train 10 stand
still. They spoke Of yesterday ss "rest
No. -" They weys sorry they had not
brought the entire train OF fifty cars down
the grade.
This morning the train will be trans
ferred to the Pan Handle tracks aud 20
into Pittsburgh over that route.
The train has had tho standard freight
brake, and Is not specially fitted for this
trip. The hrake does practical work on
all freight trains, and no electrical appli.
ances whatever are ueed in operating it.
1t WAS rumored when the new syndi-
cate took hold Of the Baltimore & Ohio
that among other innovations this brake
would be put into general use on the road.
1t could not be learned lsst night yhetner
any arrangement looking to this end
had been made.
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